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Lagos State Government has sealed off 10 private schools for violating closure order imposed in the state in a bid to stem the spread of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.
The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni who led the Monitoring and Investigation team of the office, disclosed that the private schools were sealed for holding lessons for their teeming students within the school premises, disregarding the social distancing order.
Seriki-Ayeni said that generally most private schools had complied with the closure order, adding that the team would continue its exercise across all the education districts in the state to ensure all schools comply with the government order and discourage the nonchalant attitude of some schools to the directive.
“No doubt, COVID-19 has had a negative effect on our schools but we want students to come out stronger and better. We want to make sure schools are closed,” she said.
“We also want to make sure schools are adhering to the closure directive since the number of COVID-19 infections has increased dramatically over time. On the field.”
While amplifying the danger inherent in the exposure and clustering of students in a class in the name of lessons, the DG reiterated that any school that organises teaching and learning without concern for the health and safety of learners would be sealed.
She further admonished school owners and parents to abide by the directive of the Lagos State Government to stay safe and healthy by promoting washing of hands with soap, wearing of masks in public places and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
“This is a unique time in the entire world, therefore, it is only the living that learns,” she added.
Seriki-Yekini pleaded with them to embrace the norm of online schooling as she advised parents not to be found guilty for exposing the lives of their children to danger.
She encouraged school owners to begin the process of thinking through the opportunities that exist at this time to up-skill their staff through virtual training and webinars.
“This is the time to think and plan strategically to form good partnerships with the government in order to get resources for your schools,” she added.
